Who is Nakeeyat the Poet? Nakeeyat Dramani Sam is a talented young Ghanaian poet who won the 10th Season of the TV3 Talented Kids reality show in Ghana. She is also a brand ambassador and climate Advocate. In 2019, she was crowned a Sanitation Ambassador by the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources in Ghana at the Honorable Cecilia Dapaah. The same year, she was named a Young Ambassador for Peace by the International Association of Youth and Students For Peace – Ghana. She has a book titled “Tree is Life.”
Profile Summary of Nakeeyat
Early Life & Background
Nakeeyat Dramani Sam was born on July 29, 2013, in Takoradi, the Western Region of Ghana, to Mariama Mohammed and Mr. Kojo Dramani Sam. She is 11 years old and a native of Adjumako Eduyaw in the Central Region of Ghana. She spent a part of her childhood with her parents in Takoradi and moved with them to Ajumako Asaasan. Nakeeyat currently lives in Accra with her mum and dad. They came to live in Accra after she won Talented Kids Season 10 in 2019.
Parents
Mr. Kojo Dramani Sam and Mariama Mohammed are the parents of Talented Kids Nakeeyat. Mr. Dramani comes from Kotokuraba, Cape Coast, in the Central Region, and Mariama Mohammed is a native of Fijai in the Western Region. They are both Civic Educators.
Religion
Nakeeyat belongs to Islam, and this is because she has an Islamic background. Her father, Mr. Dramani’s mother, comes from Wa in the Upper West Region, and her father’s father is from Kotokuraba, Cape Coast, in the Central Region. Her mother also has an Islamic background.
Siblings
She has four siblings (three brothers and one sister).
Educational Background
She started school at Pank Baby College in Ajumako, Central Region, and proceeded on a scholarship to British Columbia College after winning Talented Kids Season 10. She is now a student at The Royal School in Adenta, Accra.
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Career
At age two (2) and a half, Nakeeyat was selected by her school, Pank Baby College in Ajumako, to recite a two-stanza poem during their anniversary. After her performance, she realized that she was good at reciting poems, so, at age six (6), Nakeeyat opened up to her parents about going to participate in the TV3 Talented Kids competition after she saw an advert on TV.
She auditioned for Season 10 of TV3 Talented Kids as a poet in Takoradi and qualified for the main event in Accra, which, in the end, she won. She won Season 10 of TV3 Talented Kids in 2019, and a few weeks after she won, she was appointed a Sanitation Ambassador by Honourable Cecilia Dapaah, who was the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources at the time. She was also named a Young Ambassador for Peace by the International Association of Youth and Students For Peace – Ghana.
Nakeeyat Dramani Sam has performed a poetry recital to the President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and other personalities. In 2019, she performed at the Ghana Actors and Entertainers Awards. In 2021, she performed at events like the grand opening of Pokuase Interchange, Ghana Most Beautiful 2021 Grand Launch, NUGS Handing Over and Awards Night, and others.
Aside from being a poet, Nakeeyat is a climate Advocate. She has written a book titled “Trees for Life” to promote the planting of trees in Ghana. She is also the backstage presenter for Talented Kids on TV3. Nakeeyat wants to become a UN secretary General, a Pilot, or the First Female President of Ghana someday.
Awards
• Citation of Honor – Innovative Personalities Awards 2023.
• Child Sanitation Activist – Ghana Environmental and Sanitation Awards 2022.
• 100 Most Impactful Change Makers in Ghana – Humanitarian Global Awards 2022.
• Discovery Award – Ghanaweb Excellence Awards 2021.
Net worth
She has an estimated net worth of $650,000.
FAQs about Nakeeyat
• Where is Nakeeyat from?
She comes from Ajumako Eduyaw in the Central Region of Ghana.
• What is the date of Birth of Nakeeyat?
She was born on July 29, 2012.
• How old is Nakeeyat?
She is 11 years old as of 2023.